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* ShowWithinAShow: "Alien Hunt! With Meteorfire And Cosmos" a parody of the host-centric travel documentaries. The lead host, Meteorfire is based on the late Steve Irwin.
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* SquishyWizard: The obicular-class parasitic entity has number of powerful mental abilities. Including DemonicPossession and overwhelming a victim with fear, but it can only target one person at a time leaving it wide open to a single punch by Bumblebee.
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** DragonAscendant: Starsxream became this during Seasons 2 and 3 wanting to destroy all robots and other creatures in the universe as revenge for Megatron kicking him out.
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** DragonAscendant: Starsxream Starscream became this during Seasons 2 and 3 wanting to destroy all robots and other creatures in the universe as revenge for Megatron kicking him out.
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** DragonAscendant: Starsxream became this during Seasons 2 and 3 wanting to destroy all robots and other creatures in the universe as revenge for Megatron kicking him out.
** [[spoiler: The Quintessons (and Starscream) during the Invasion arc.]]
** [[spoiler: The Quintessons (and Starscream) during the Invasion arc.]]
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* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: When Starscream is brought before the Quintessons he is immediately found guilty and set to be executed. Terrified he tells them about Cybertron and the Allspark. The Quintessons amend their verdict and bestow upon the highest honor available: being forcibly turned into [[PhysicalGod Quintesson judge]] and given the right to judge his home universe.]]
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** [[spoiler: The Quintessons feel this way about every universe and have travelled the multiverse wiping out countless universes because they feel that there are too many different universes.]]
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* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler: Starscream holds this view after being revived by the Allspark. The Quintessons hold this view in regards to the multiverse.]]
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** [[spoiler: The Soundwaves in The Scientist's collection of share the same design as Cyberverse Soundwave, but there color schemes reference a number of alternate versions of the character including the Shattered Glass Soundwave and Soundwave's purple coloration in the Marvel comics.]]
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* AlienInvasion: As per series tradition. Season 3 adds a twist by having Cybertron itself invaded by the Quintessons.
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** Jetfire falls into this when he's shot by Astrotrain's experimental weapon which shifts parts of his body in and out of Unspace, starting with his wings while in flight.
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* NervesOfSteel: Windblade is rarely put off or shaken even in the direst of circumstances.
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-->'''Windblade:''' I don't do fear.
-->'''Lord Gnaw:''' Impressive. You show courage. Now let me show you fear!
-->'''Windblade:''' I don't do fear.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Are the Sharkticons serving the Quintessons as baliffs the same Sharkticons that Cheetor, Bumblebee and Hot Rod encountered in "Wiped Out" or are they from another universe? They brush off Hot Rod when he tries to establish rapport with him which could mean that they're ignoring him or they genuinely do not know him. The original leaders of the three Sharkticon tribes are absent and in their place is a Sharkticon calling himself Lord Gnaw, who doesn't look anything like statue we saw earlier.
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* ADayInTheLimeLight: Kup serves as the narrator for the final episodes of the Quintesson Arc, "The End of the Universe."
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* MultiversalConqueror: The Quintessons see themselves this way, travelling from universe to universe and wiping them out one by one.
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* GrandFinale: The series comes to an end with "The Other One", which had the Autobots and Megatron reluctantly teaming up to confront an alternate timeline counterpart of Megatron called Megatron X.
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* VillainOfAnotherStory: The various entities that come to hold the fragments of Windblade's psyche have no connection to either the Decepticons or the Quintessons.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Many of the characters (Thunderhowl, Meteorfire, Hammerbyte, etc.) who appear in the final arc come off like this. They have backstories and character arcs that tend to exist independent of the Autobot-Decepticon War at the center of the series.
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** [[spoiler: Chromia and Perceptor launch a daring prison escape at the start of Season 3 to warn the arc that the Decepticons are prepared for their arrival. However, they're both captured before they can reach the ship and the Autobots aboard the Ark already suspect a trap and avoid it anyway.]]
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** [[spoiler: Chromia and Perceptor launch a daring prison escape at the start of Season 3 to warn the arc Ark that the Decepticons are prepared for their arrival. However, they're both captured before they can reach the ship and the Autobots aboard the Ark already suspect a trap and avoid it anyway.]]
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** [[spoiler: Appears again during the Quintesson arc where bitter enemies on both sides put aside their differences and manage to overthrow the Quintesson. Megatron of all bots winds up saving the day in the end, after initially abandoning everyone.]]
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** [[spoiler: Subverted with the Matrix of Leadership. In most continuities only a chosen Prime can wield its powers. This time Megatrons, both the original and his much eviler counterpart, are able the wield it the same as Optimus.]]
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** Bumblebee makes a point of saving a comatose Starscream from a collapsing cave, reasoning that he should face justice for his actions.
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** [[spoiler: At the very end of the series, the Other One remarks that in this universe Bumblebee actually grew into a hero just before moving to kill him.]]
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* MidSeasonUpgrade: [[spoiler: Towards the end of the Quintesson Invasion arc and about halfway through Season 3, Megatron returns from his travels across the multiverse and bestows new powers some the Autobots and Decepticons which allows them to turn the tide on their invaders. Bumblebee in particular gains a FlyingCar alternate mode.]]
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** An indeterminate amount of time passes between Seasons 1 and 2, during which the Autobots and Decepticons reveal themselves to the Earth's human population.
** Season 3 features two. [[spoiler: One between the Battle for Cybertron and the Quintesson's conquest of the planet and then another following the Quintesson's defeat and the Cybertronian attempts to rebuild the planet]].
** An indeterminate amount of time passes between Seasons 1 and 2, during which the Autobots and Decepticons reveal themselves to the Earth's human population.
** Season 3 features two. [[spoiler: One between the Battle for Cybertron and the Quintesson's conquest of the planet and then another following the Quintesson's defeat and the Cybertronian attempts to rebuild the planet]].
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* SuperPowerLottery: [[spoiler: Astrotrain is much more powerful than the average Cybertronian. He's a triple changer, a giant, and has the ability to open portals to travel between dimensions.]]
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* TrailersAlwaysLie: The trailer for season 3 seems to be setting up that Bumblebee will become an Autobot leader. [[spoiler: In reality, this role goes to Hot Rod. The trailer also focuses almost entirely on the season premiere at the expense of everything else.]]
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** [[spoiler: Wild Wheel was a friendly Autobot before being seemingly abandoned alone on Earth.]]
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** [[spoiler: "Wild Wild Wheel" is about the titular Autobot's return to Cybertron and quest for revenge against Optimus Prime.]]
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** [[spoiler: Late in the series, it's revealed that at least one contained an Autobot, Wild Wheel. An entire episode revolves around his bitterness at being forgotten.]]
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* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: Shadow Striker recovers Windblade after the Quintesson arc and has her put on life support. She even returns her to Bumblebee.]]
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** [[spoiler: Chromia and Perceptor launch a daring prison escape at the start of Season 3 to warn the arc that the Decepticons are prepared for their arrival. However, they're both captured before they can reach the ship and the Autobots aboard the Ark already suspect a trap and avoid it anyway.]]
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* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Percpetor uses a set of hovering lenses hidden behind his optic to break himself and Chromia out of jail, but the resulting backlash destroys both his regular optics and leaves him blind.]]
** [[spoiler: One of Megatron's eyes is destroyed while escaping The Other One. It remains absent for the rest of the series.]]
** [[spoiler: One of Megatron's eyes is destroyed while escaping The Other One. It remains absent for the rest of the series.]]
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* DropTheHammer: Maccadam and Rack'N'Ruin's weapon of preference.
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* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler: Starscream comes dangerously close to defeating both the Autobots and the Decepticons once he gets his hands on the Allspark.
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* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler: Once Starscream comes dangerously close to defeating both the Autobots and the Decepticons once he gets his hands on the Allspark.
** First, he unleashes a horde of scraplets on the Decepticons and has them at his mercy. An Autobot strike force answering a distress call is quickly overwhelmed and only Cheetor's connection as guardian of the Allspark allows to sever Starscream's connection to the Allspark's power.
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** First, he unleashes a horde of scraplets on the Decepticons and has them at his mercy. An Autobot strike force answering a distress call is quickly overwhelmed and only Cheetor's connection as guardian of the Allspark allows to sever Starscream's connection to the Allspark's power.
**Later, Starscream unlocks the power of the Allspark, he gains near omnipotence and takes out the combined Autobot and Decepticon forces sent to stop him. A last ditch blast from the Matrix of Leadership from Optimus is the only thing that saves everyone.]]
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* BugWar: [[spoiler: In the distant past, Maccadam tribe fought against a army of Transformers sized insects. In the present day, drones based on them are housed within Iaconus and used for training simulations.]]
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* SpannerInTheWorks: The Quintesson's invasion was almost complete and was only brought down by three factors:
** Hot Rod was underground during their invasion and escaped capture.
** Perceptor was able to see through the loop and escaped. He's the only Cybertronian who was able to escape unaided.
** Iaconus's cloaking device, which allowed Maccadam to provide the resistance with a place to hide and operate undetected.
** Hot Rod was underground during their invasion and escaped capture.
** Perceptor was able to see through the loop and escaped. He's the only Cybertronian who was able to escape unaided.
** Iaconus's cloaking device, which allowed Maccadam to provide the resistance with a place to hide and operate undetected.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The cast starts out fairly manageable, but starts to expand rapidly.
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** The only Stunticon to appear is Dead End.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Grimlock, generally a firm example of GoodIsNotNice, is a much more polite and overall pleasant individual in this show. Until he's in dinosaur mode.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Applied to a place rather than a person. Crystal City in the G1 cartoon was hailed as Cybertron's most beautiful city and home to the planet's greatest scientific minds but in the episode "Thunderhowl" it's a straight up EldritchLocation that creates [[EvilTwin hostile]] [[MirrorMonster reflections]] of whoever enters before trapping them in a crystalline prison.
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* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: The first season finale has Bumblebee and his team succeed in awakening Optimus Prime and the Ark's crew just in time for Starscream's Decepticon armada to arrive on Earth. The season ends with the two factions ready to fight once again.
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* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: The first season finale BolivianArmyCliffhanger:
** Season 1 has Bumblebee and his team succeed in awakening Optimus Prime and the Ark's crew just in time for Starscream's Decepticon armada to arrive on Earth. The season ends with the two factions ready to fight once again.
** Season 1 has Bumblebee and his team succeed in awakening Optimus Prime and the Ark's crew just in time for Starscream's Decepticon armada to arrive on Earth. The season ends with the two factions ready to fight once again.
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